Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast
Episodes
AT#340 - Travel to the Microstates of Europe (Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino)
08 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to to Gary Arndt about the 4 micro-states in Europe: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino. "They all have very uniq...
AT#339 - Travel to Costa Brava, Spain
01 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Sherry Ott about Costa Brava Spain. Costa Brava is in Catalonia north of Barcelona on the rugged coastline of Spain. It ...
AT#338 - Travel to Las Vegas, Nevada
18 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Hunter Hillegas author of the Vegas Mate iPhone app about Las Vegas. The Amateur Traveler has covered Las Vegas before b...
AT#337 - Travel to Segovia and Toledo Spain
11 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Photographer Ralph Velasco about two of his favorite cities in Spain, Toledo and Segovia. Both Toledo and Segovia are a ...
AT#336 - Travel to Serbia and Kosovo
05 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Shawn Farris about his trip to Serbia and Kosovo. Shawn either visited two countries (or one) in this contested area of ...
AT#355 - Solo (International) Travel as a Woman with Janice Waugh
31 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Janice Waugh from Solo Traveler about solo travel as a woman, particularly solo international travel. Janice did not set...
AT#334 - Travel to Yorkshire, England
22 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Elspeth about her native Yorkshire in northern England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
AT#333 - Travel to The Island of Java in Indonesia
16 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Lash from LashWorldTour.com about the Island of Java in the nation of Indonesia. She cycled through the countryside and ...
AT#332 - Trekking Around Mont Blanc, France
07 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Marc Barach about his recent trek around Monte Blanc. Hiking around the giant mountain on the tour Monte Blanc took him ...
AT#331 - Travel to the Islands of Kyushu, Japan
30 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Andrew about the Island of Kyushu, the southern island in Japan. Kyushu is one of the warmer parts of Japan. Nagasaki is...
AT#330 - Travel to Connecticut
23 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Jen Russell about the 3rd smallest state in the U.S. Connecticut. Connecticut, the Constitution State, is located halfwa...
AT#329 - Travel to Savannah, Georgia
09 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Neil Kristianson about one of his favorite travel destinations Savannah, Georgia. Neil and his wife were drawn to Savann...
AT#328 - Adventure Travel in Costa Rica
02 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks about adventure travel in Costa Rica. From rafting on the Pacuare river and ziplining through the Monteverde Cloud forest t...
AT#327 - Travel to Sun Valley, Idaho
26 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Scott E. Jordan of Scottevest about his home in Sun Valley Idaho. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
AT#326 - Travel to Belgium
12 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Sam Oppenheim who returns to the show to talk about a recent trip to Belgium. Starting in Brussels, Sam and his wife Min...
AT#325 - Travel to the Twin Cities of Minnesota (St Paul and side trips)
05 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Kirk Horsted in a two part episode on the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. In this second half Kirk...
AT#324 - Travel to the Twin Cities of Minnesota (Minneapolis)
28 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Kirk Horsted in a two part episode on the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. This first episode focus...
AT#323 - Travel to Lithuania
21 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Katie Aune from KatieGoingGlobal.com about her recent trip to Lithuania. Katie visited Lithuania as part of a year trave...
AT#322 - Travel to Puglia (Apulia) in Italy
14 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Antonello Losito from Southern Visions Travel about his native region of Puglia (Apulia) in Italy. Puglia is the boot of...
AT#321 - Travel to Umbria, Italy
31 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Rebecca about her adopted home of Umbria in Italy. Umbria is known as the green heart of Italy. Perhaps less well known ...
AT#320 - Travel to the Island of Lanai, Hawaii
24 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks about traveling to the Hawaiian Island of Lana’i. I recently spent a week in Lana’i as a guest of the Lana’i Visitor’...
AT#319 - Travel to the Yunnan Province of China
17 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Lee Moore again about China. Lee comes back on the show to talk about his time in the Yunnan Provence in the southwest c...
AT#318 - Travel to Southern Israel
11 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Travelertalks to Chaundra about her trip to Southern Israel, a barren but "stunning" land where every rock is full of history. Learn more ...
AT#317 - Travel to India
25 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to David Grenewetzki about his first trip to India. His itinerary covered Mombai, Bangalore, Rajasthan, Delhi and then en...
AT#316 - Travel to Catalina Island off California
18 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Carrie from cruisebuzz.net about a popular vacation spot just off the coast of California, Catalina Island. Learn mo...
AT#315 - Cruise Barge Canals in England and Wales
11 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Richard Graw about his experiences cruising the canals of England in a canal boat (or narrow boat). The canals traverse...
AT#314 - Travel to Trinidad and Tobago
04 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to JD Andrews about his recent trip to Trinidad and Tobago. JD, who used to work for a cruise line, has visited many of the...
AT#313 - Travel to Bolivia
28 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Michael Tieso about his recent trip to Bolivia. He was traveling from Argentina to Peru and at first Bolivia was just in...
AT#312 - Travel to Bulgaria
21 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Craig Zabransky fro StayAdventurous.com about his recent trip to Bulgaria. He traveled with a Bulgarian friend and visit...
AT#311 - Travel to Northern Queensland, Australia
15 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Dave Kerwin about his recent trip to Northern Queensland. Dave recommends 2 main stops on your trip: the Atherton Tablel...
AT#310 - Travel to San Antonio. Texas
08 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Carlos Gutierrez about his home town of San Antonio, Texas. Carlos gives us a guide to some of the obvious spots like th...
AT#309 - Travel to Bangladesh
31 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll about their recent trip to Bangladesh. Bangladesh is the most densely populated country, bu...
AT#308 - Travel to the Champagne Region of France
24 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to well-known travel writer / editor Don George about his first visit to the Champagne region of France. Despite having liv...
AT#307 - Travel to Kazakhstan
17 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Mike about his recent trip to Kazakhstan. He explored this large area on a backpacker's budget. Kazakhstan is the 9t...
AT#306 - Travel to Dublin, Ireland
10 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Colm Hanratty from HostelWorld.com about Dublin, Ireland. Colm has been living working and studying in Dublin for the la...
AT#305 - Travel to Tampa, Florida
03 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Shannon Martin from Two Who Travel about her hometown of Tampa Bay (and St Petersburg) Florida. Shannon recommends the T...
AT#304 - Travel to The RIng of Kerry in Ireland
26 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Jessie Voigts from Wandering Educators about County Kerry and the Ring of Kerry in Ireland. County Kerry is a popular to...
AT#303 - Travel to St. Kitts
12 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Matt Long from LandLopers.com about his recent trip to St. Kitts (officially part of the Federation of Saint Kitts and N...
AT#302 - Travel to St. Augustine, Florida
07 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Alan from Jacksonville about St. Augustine Florida which is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in what...
AT#301 - Travel to Chihuahua, Mexico with Photographer Ralph Velasco
29 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Chihuahua is also known for the beautiful Cooper Canyon which is best seen from the train that transverses it. Copper Canyon is a popular tourist dest...
AT#300 - Travel to Quebec, Canada
23 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Ira Berstein again, this time about the Canadian Provence of Quebec. Ira suggests seeing both Montreal and Quebec City b...
AT#299 - Travel to European Russia
02 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Francis Tapon about European Russia west of the Ural Mountains. Most people only know 2 cities in Russia – Moscow and ...
AT#298 - Travel to Lake Tahoe in California and Nevada
24 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Bethany of the Nevada Tourism Bureau about Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe is a high elevation alpine lake on the border of Calif...
AT#297 - Travel to Kyoto, Japan
17 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Phil Smy about his second home in Kyoto, Japan."Japan is organized and meticulous and perfect. Kyoto is the number one t...
AT#296 - Travel to Newfoundland, Canada
10 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to travel blogger Candice Walsh about St Johns and her her home province of Newfoundland (and Labrador). "In my opinion New...
AT#295 - Travel to Oklahoma with Robert Reid from Lonely Planet
03 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Robert Reid from Lonely Planet about his home state of Oklahoma. Robert recommends when you are driving through Oklahoma...
AT#294 - Travel to Spain's Canary Islands
27 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Gary Arndt of Everything-Everywhere.com about his recent trip to the Canary Islands. The Canary Islands are tropical vol...
AT#293 - Travel to Northern Iraq
13 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Anil Polat who blogs under the name foxnomad about a recent trip to Northern Iraq. Anil is out to visit every country in...
AT#292 - Travel to Losotho
07 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Kim Mance about traveling to the mountain kingdom of Losotho in Southern Africa. Losotho is a small mountainous region s...
AT#291 - Travel to Honduras
31 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Matt Wall about traveling to and living in Honduras. Matt recommends the Bay Islands in the Caribbean for a beach resort...
AT#290 - Travel to the Azores, Portugal
23 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to New York travel writer Jeanine Barone about the Azores. The Azores are a chain of islands belonging to Portugal. Your tr...
AT#289 - Travel to Nigeria
16 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to David from London about his home country of Nigeria. David recommends, against the advice of others, that people who vis...
AT#288 - Travel to Rome with Andy Steves
10 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Andy Steves about Rome, Italy. Andy talks about practical issues like how to get into and around Rome, how to connect to...
AT#287 - Travel to Alaska
03 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Joe Bickley of Alaska Backcountry Consulting about traveling to Alaska, particularly the interior and back country. Alas...
AT#286 - Travel to Southern South Korea
25 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Rease from 2 Nomads, 1 Narrative about South Korea. Rease and his girlfriend Nicki taught English for a year in Southern...
AT#285 - Travel to St. Louis, Missouri
18 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Rease Kirchner about her hometown of St. Louis Missouri. St. Louis is known for its iconic Arch and is known as the gate...
AT#284 - Travel to Wiltshire in England
11 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Keith Kellet about the area around his home in Wiltshire England. Wiltshire has been inhabited since the end of the last...
AT#283 - Travel to Gibraltar
04 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to San Francisco Chronicle Travel Editor Spud Hilton about Gibraltar. This little patch of England at the bottom of Spain i...
AT#282 - Travel to the Guangxi region of China
28 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Shawn Farris about his recent trip to the Guangxi region in China. Guangxi is a lesser known but spectacular region in s...
AT#281 - Travel to Sydney, Australia
21 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Alix (of Alix and Jace’s Amazing Adventure) about her hometown of Sydney Australia. Alix has many ideas about fun thin...
AT#280 - Travel to England's Lake District
14 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Zoë Dawes from TheQuirkyTraveler.com about England’s Lake District. This beautiful pastoral area was made famous by t...
AT#279 - Travel to Cyprus
08 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Roni Weiss about his visit to the divided country of Cyprus. Roni went to Cyprus in part to complete a quest to visit ...
AT#278 - Travel to the Four Corners Region in the American SouthWest
30 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Erik Smith again about his trip to the Four Corners area in the American southwest. Four Corners is the spot where 4 U.S...
AT#277 - Travel to Charlottesville, Virginia
24 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks again to Jason and Janie about their hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia. Charlottesville was has deep historic roots and...
AT#276 - Travel to Southern Taiwan
17 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Michael Soncina who returns to the show to talk about his recent travels in Southern Taiwan. Michael took advantage of...
AT#275 - Travel to Normandy in France
09 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Michael Kenney about traveling to Normandy in France. Michael talks about at least two different invasions associated wi...
AT#274 - Adventure Travel in Botswana
02 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Spencer Quong who is a adventure travel guide about his recent trip to Botswana in south central Africa. After reading t...
AT#273 - Travel to Lebanon
26 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Sherry Ott again about a very recent trip to Lebanon. Sherry traveled to Lebanon as part of a program with a cultural ex...
AT#272 - Volunteer Travel to West Africa (Sierra Leone & Liberia)
19 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Chris Guillebeau from the Art of Non-Conformity about his years volunteering in West Africa with the NGO (non-government...
AT#271 - Travel to Bodrum, Turkey
12 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Uluç from Indianapolis, originally form Istanbul, about his trips to Bodrum, Turkey. Bodrum is a popular Turkish beach ...
AT#270 - Travel to Brooklyn in New York City
05 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Andrew Hickey of TheBrooklynNomad.com about his home town. Andrew gives us reasons to visit this borough of New York Cit...
AT#269 - Pamplona Spain - The Running of the Bulls and the San Fermin Fiesta
26 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Vicente Perez about his home city of Pamplona, Spain. Pamplona is best known for the festival of San Fermin and of cours...
AT#268 - Travel to Albania
19 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Francis Tapon from WanderLearn.com about Albania which has gone from a totally closed society 20 years ago to a destinat...
AT#267 - Travel to Corsica, France
12 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Jeff Steiner from Americans in France to talk about a lesser known part of France which is the island of Corsica. The is...
AT#266 - Travel to Los Angeles, California - part 2
05 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Eric Schwartzman (author, educator and podcaster) about his hometown of Los Angeles. In this second part of a two part s...
AT#265 - Travel to Los Angeles, California - part 1
29 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Eric Schwartzman (author, educator and podcaster) about his hometown of Los Angeles. Over a two part series of episodes ...
AT#264 - Travel to Aspen, Colorado
22 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Kara Williams of TheVacationGals.com about Aspen, Colorado. Like so many locals who live in that area of Colorado, Kara ...
AT#263 - Travel to Northwest Argentina
15 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Jeff Jung from Career Break Secrets about a trip to Northwest Argentina that left an impression on this intrepid travele...
AT#262 - Travel to Bosnia
08 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to intrepid “20 something” traveler Stephanie Yoder about the country that she thinks is the most beautiful in the worl...
AT#261 - Travel to Melbourne, Australia
01 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Andy Dye about his adopted hometown of Melbourne Australia. Andy grew up in England but fell in love with Melbourne. Sur...
AT#260 - Biking Spain's Camino di Santiago
25 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Ben Dixon about biking the route of the Camino di Santiago in northern Spain. The Camino di Santiago is a an ancient pil...
AT#259 - Travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
18 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Chris Bogdon who talks to us about his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This former steel capital has undergone a r...
AT#258 - Travel to Xi'an, China
11 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Brook about her recent trip to Xi’an China. Xi’an is the capital of the Shaanxi province of China and is perhaps bes...
AT#257 - Travel to Glacier National Park and Western Montana
04 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Karl Anders who returns to the show to talk about travel to Western Montana and in particular to the majestic Glacier Na...
AT#256 - Travel to the West Bank / Palestinian National Authority
27 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Matthew Long from LandLopers.com about his trip to the West Bank or the Palestinian Authority. Mathew did day trips into...
AT#255 - Photo Tour of Egypt
20 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Chris, the Amateur Traveler himself, talks about the recent Ralph Velasco / Amateur Traveler Photo Tour of Egypt which was a guided tour of Egypt run ...
AT#254 - Cruising the Rhine River
06 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks about his recent fam cruise on the Avalon Luminary down the Rhine River from Basel in Switzerland through France and German...
AT#253 - Hurtigruten Cruise to the Coast of Norway
30 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Jeremy from Palm Beach Gardens Florida who talks to use about cruising up the Norwegian coastline into the Arctic Circle...
AT#252 - Travel to the Black Hills of South Dakota
23 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Fred who talks about a road trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Fred and his wife went to Mt Rushmore for sure, but...
AT#251 - Travel to Papua New Guinea
16 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Beth Whitman of Waderlust and Lipstick about her recent Papua New Guinea. Beth was attracted to this remote country that...
AT#250 - Travel to the Gulf Coast of Florida
02 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Chuck Prevatte about vacationing in the warm waters and on the white beaches of the panhandle of Florida. This is a vac...
AT#249 - Travel to Milan, Italy
25 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Jessica Spiegel of BootsNAll’s Italy blog “Why Go Italy” and the Eye on Italy podcast about one of her favorite ci...
AT#248 - Travel to Toronto, Ontario
18 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Corinne from Have Baby Will Travel who is a life-long Torontonian (that is to say that she lives in Toronto, Ontario). C...
AT#247 - Travel to Chile
11 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Jodi Ettenberg of legalnomads.com about her trip to Chile. Jodi left the corporate world as a lawyer and started her tri...
AT#246 - Travel to Northern Ohio
04 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Seth Oakley about traveling to his birthplace in Northern Ohio. Years ago Ohio and Northern Ohio in particular, had a ve...
AT#245 - Travel to Miami, Florida
28 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Kara from Miami about her hometown of Miami. Kara tells us Miami is not as it is pictured in TV shows like Miami Vice an...
AT#244 - Travel to Montpellier and the Languedoc Region of France
21 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Christine Cantera about her time living in the Languedoc region of France in the city Montpellier. Montpellier is someti...
AT#243 - Travel to Namibia
14 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Carla, Jason and Janie about their trip to Nambia. While traveling in southern African to attend some of the games of th...
AT#242 - Day Trips from Florence, Italy
07 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Italophile Ira Bernstein who returns to the show to talk about day trips in Tuscany that you can take from Florence. We ...
AT#241 - Travel to Mali
31 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Amateur Traveler talks to Dan Stromberg about his recent trip to Mali. Mali is a destination so remote that Dan says “I couldn’t imagine mysel...